200949391 九、發明說明： 【發明所屬之技術領域】 本發明係關於液晶裝置之製造方法。 【先前技術】 以往，已知有可利用噴墨裝置將間隔件粒子有效率且高 • 精度而選擇性地配置於液晶顯示裝置用基板之遮光區域 中，無肇因於間隔件粒子之消偏現象之發生及漏光引起之 對比及色調之降低，而可獲得展現優異之顯示品質之液晶 ❿ 顯示裝置之液晶顯示裝置之製造方法。 此液晶顯示裝置之製造方法係在由依照一定圖案排列之 畫素區域與劃分畫素區域之遮光區域所構成之液晶顯示裝 置中’利用喷墨裝置噴出分散有間隔件粒子之間隔件粒子 分散液’使在相當於上述遮光區域之區域配置間隔件粒子 之基板與未配置間隔件粒子之基板’經由配置於相當於上 述遮光區域之區域之間隔件粒子與液晶相對向之液晶顯示 裝置之製造方法’而以包含至少形成於相當於一方基板之 ® 遮光區域之區域中之階差部分之方式使間隔件粒子分散液 之液滴命中’並使間隔件粒子留在相當於上述遮光區域之 ， 區域中（例如，參照專利文獻1)。 [專利文獻1]日本特開2005-4094號公報 【發明内容】 (發明所欲解決之問題） 但’上述以往之液晶裝置之製造方法由於配置在基板上 之球狀之間隔件粒子與基板之接者強度較低，故在基板上 135861.doc 200949391 塗佈液sa之際、及在塗佈液晶後之一方基板貼合另—方基 板之際，間隔件粒子會因液晶之流動而被推壓而流動，以 致於有從特定之配置區域移動之課題。間隔件粒子從特定 之配置區域移動時，會造成顯示不良之原因，或胞隙變得 不均，而有降低液晶裝置之顯示品質之問題。 因此本發明係用於提供可防止間隔件粒子因液晶之流 動而由特定之配置區域移動，以提高顯示品質之液晶裝置 之製造方法。 & (解決問題之技術手段） 為解決上述問題，本發明之液晶裝置之製造方法之特徵 在於其係在經由密封材料貼合之一對基板間夾持液晶而構 成之液晶裝置之製造方法；包含：間隔件配置步驟，其係 在前述一對基板之任一間隔件配置區域，配置規定前述— 對基板之間隔之間隔件粒子；液晶塗佈步驟，其係在前述 一對基板之任一顯示區域，將前述液晶作為液滴予以噴出 而塗佈之際，以圍繞前述間隔件配置區域之方式塗佈前述 液晶，形成含有前述間隔件配置區域且未塗佈有前述液晶 之液晶非塗佈區域；及基板接合步驟，其係使前述—對基 板對向而經由前述密封材料使其貼合。 如此製造時，在液晶塗佈步驟中，可防止間隔件粒子與 液晶接觸而防止間隔件粒子由間隔件配置區域移動。又， 在液晶因基板之接合等而流動之際，可使液晶由液晶非塗 佈區域之周圍向内侧流入，進一步由間隔件配置區域之周 圍向内侧流入。因此，可防止配置於間隔件配置區域之間 135861.doc -6 - 200949391 隔件粒子在液晶之流動時由間隔件配置區域之内側向外側 移動。 又’本發明之液晶裝置之製造方法之特徵在於在前述液 晶塗佈步驟中，將前述液滴均等地塗佈於前述間隔件配置 區域之周圍。 如此製造時，可使液晶由間隔件配置區域之周圍向中心 部均等地流入，使間隔件粒子集中於間隔件配置區域之中200949391 IX. Description of the Invention: TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal device. [Prior Art] Conventionally, it has been known that an inkjet device can selectively arrange spacer particles in a light-shielding region of a substrate for a liquid crystal display device with high efficiency and high precision, without any defect due to spacer particles. A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device of a liquid crystal display device which exhibits excellent display quality by occurrence of a phenomenon and a contrast caused by light leakage and a decrease in color tone. In the liquid crystal display device comprising a pixel region arranged in a predetermined pattern and a light-shielding region in which a pixel region is divided, a spacer particle dispersion in which spacer particles are dispersed is ejected by an inkjet device. A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device in which a substrate on which a spacer particle is disposed in a region corresponding to the light-shielding region and a substrate that is not provided with spacer particles are opposed to a liquid crystal via a spacer particle disposed in a region corresponding to the light-shielding region 'And the droplets of the spacer particle dispersion are hit in such a manner as to include at least a step portion formed in a region corresponding to the light-shielding region of one of the substrates, and the spacer particles are left in the region corresponding to the light-shielding region. (for example, refer to Patent Document 1). [Patent Document 1] Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2005-4094 (Invention) The above-described conventional method for manufacturing a liquid crystal device has a spherical spacer particle and a substrate disposed on a substrate. The strength of the connector is low. Therefore, when the coating liquid sa on the substrate is 135861.doc 200949391 and the substrate is bonded to the other substrate after the liquid crystal is applied, the spacer particles are pushed by the flow of the liquid crystal. It flows so that there is a problem of moving from a specific configuration area. When the spacer particles move from a specific arrangement area, the display defect may occur, or the cell gap may become uneven, and the display quality of the liquid crystal device may be lowered. Accordingly, the present invention is to provide a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal device which can prevent the spacer particles from being moved by a specific arrangement region due to the flow of liquid crystal to improve display quality. (Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above problems, a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal device according to the present invention is characterized in that it is a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal device in which liquid crystal is sandwiched between one of the substrates via a sealing material; The method includes a spacer arrangement step of disposing spacer particles defining the interval between the substrates in a spacer arrangement region of the pair of substrates, and a liquid crystal coating step of any one of the pair of substrates In the display region, when the liquid crystal is ejected as a droplet and applied, the liquid crystal is applied so as to surround the spacer arrangement region, thereby forming a liquid crystal non-coating layer containing the spacer arrangement region and not coated with the liquid crystal. And a substrate bonding step of bonding the substrate to the substrate via the sealing material. In the case of such a production, in the liquid crystal coating step, the spacer particles can be prevented from coming into contact with the liquid crystal to prevent the spacer particles from being moved by the spacer arrangement region. Further, when the liquid crystal flows due to the bonding of the substrate or the like, the liquid crystal can flow in from the periphery of the liquid crystal non-coating region to the inside, and further inward from the periphery of the spacer arrangement region. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the spacer particles from being disposed between the spacer arrangement regions 135861.doc -6 - 200949391 when the liquid crystal flows, from the inside to the outside of the spacer arrangement region. Further, in the method for producing a liquid crystal device according to the invention, in the liquid crystal coating step, the liquid droplets are uniformly applied around the spacer arrangement region. In such a manufacturing process, the liquid crystal can be uniformly flowed from the periphery of the spacer arrangement region to the center portion, and the spacer particles are concentrated in the spacer arrangement region.
心部，可更確實地防止間隔件粒子向間隔件配置區域之外 側之移動。 又，本發明之液晶裝置之製造方法之特徵在於在前述間 隔件配置步驟中’在前述一對基板之一方配置前述間隔件 粒子，在前述液晶塗佈步驟中，在前述一對基板之另一方 塗佈前述液晶。 如此製造時’可並行地執行間隔件配置步驟與液晶塗佈 步驟。因此，可提高液晶裝置之生產性。 又，本發明之液晶裝置之製造方法之特徵在於在前述間 隔件配置步驟中，在前述一對基板之一方配置前述間隔件 :子，在前述液晶塗佈步驟中’在配置前述間隔件粒子之 前述基板塗佈前述液晶。 如此製造時，可在一方基板一併施行間隔件粒子之配置 與液晶之塗佈。又，在同—基板上配置間隔件粒子，在宜 周圍塗佈液晶而形成液晶非塗佈區域，而使另一方基板愈 -方基板對向而接合之際，無必要施行間隔件粒子與液晶 非塗佈&域之疋位。因此，可容易施行兩基板之接合時之 135861.doc 200949391 定位。 又’本發明之液晶裝置之 曰爹&方法之特徵在於在前述液 日曰塗佈步驟中，於塗佈液晶 Φ # -Γ ^ ^ 更將在則述間隔件配置步驟 T使刖述間隔件粒子分畨# 工 子刀散於别相隔件配置區域之液狀體 作為液滴予以噴出而塗佈。 如此製造時，可將間隔件粒 L 、 丁兴，夜狀體共同配置於基板 上之液晶非塗佈區域内之間隔件 卞G置區域。因此，間隔件 粒子不會與液晶接觸，可防止因 u救日日而移動。又，間隔件 配置區域與液晶非塗佈區域内相笪 一 邱^域内相等之情形，可藉由圍繞間 隔件配置區域之液晶，防止塗佈在 孟仰任間隔件配置區域之液狀 體向間隔件配置區域之外側移動。 又’本發明之液晶裝置之製造方法之特徵在於前述液狀 體係前述液晶。 如此製造時’可省略除去間隔件配置區域之液狀體之步 驟，可簡化製造步驟而提高生產性。 又，本發明之液晶裝置之製造方法之特徵在於前述液狀 體係具有揮發性，在前述間隔件配置步驟中，使塗佈於前 述液晶非塗佈區域之前述液狀體揮發，並使前述液晶流入 前述液晶非塗佈區域。 如此構成時，在液狀體之蒸發的同時，可使液晶流入間 隔件配置區域，更確實地防止間隔件粒子向間隔件配置區 域之外側移動。 【實施方式】 其次’依據圖式說明本發明之實施型態。在以下說明所 135861.doc 200949391 使用之各圖式中，為使各構件呈現可辨識之大 變更各構件之縮尺 <第一實施型態> (液晶裝置） 圖1⑷係表示本實施型態之液晶裝置之平面圖，圖_ 為沿著圖1(a)之H-H，線之剖面圖。圖2係表示液晶裝置之等 效電路圖。圖3係畫素區域之平面構忐圖 it a〜丁 w傅攻圖，圖4係沿著圖3 之A_ A線之液晶裝置之剖面圖。The core portion can more reliably prevent the movement of the spacer particles to the outside of the spacer arrangement region. Further, in the method of manufacturing a liquid crystal device according to the present invention, in the spacer disposing step, 'the spacer particles are disposed on one of the pair of substrates, and in the liquid crystal coating step, the other of the pair of substrates The aforementioned liquid crystal is applied. When so manufactured, the spacer configuration step and the liquid crystal coating step can be performed in parallel. Therefore, the productivity of the liquid crystal device can be improved. Further, in the method of manufacturing a liquid crystal device according to the present invention, in the spacer disposing step, the spacer is disposed on one of the pair of substrates, and the spacer particles are disposed in the liquid crystal coating step. The aforementioned liquid crystal is applied to the substrate. In such a production, the arrangement of the spacer particles and the application of the liquid crystal can be performed on one of the substrates. Further, spacer particles and liquid crystal are not disposed on the same substrate, and liquid crystal non-coated regions are formed around the liquid crystal non-coated region, and the other substrate is bonded to each other. Non-coating & field 疋. Therefore, it is easy to perform the positioning of the 135861.doc 200949391 when the two substrates are joined. Further, the method of the liquid crystal device according to the present invention is characterized in that in the liquid corrugating step, the liquid crystal Φ # -Γ ^ ^ is applied, and the spacer arrangement step T is further described. Partial particle distribution # The liquid knife scattered in the partitioning area of the workpiece is sprayed as a droplet and coated. In such a case, the spacer particles L, Ding Xing, and the night body are collectively disposed in the spacer 卞G region in the liquid crystal non-coating region on the substrate. Therefore, the spacer particles do not come into contact with the liquid crystal, and it is prevented from moving due to the rescue of the sun. Moreover, in the case where the spacer arrangement area is equal to the inside of the liquid crystal non-coating area, the liquid crystal surrounding the partition arrangement area can be prevented from being applied to the spacer by the liquid crystal surrounding the spacer arrangement area. Move outside the configuration area. Further, the method for producing a liquid crystal device according to the present invention is characterized by the liquid crystal of the liquid crystal. When the film is manufactured as described above, the step of removing the liquid material in the spacer arrangement region can be omitted, and the manufacturing steps can be simplified to improve productivity. Further, in the method for producing a liquid crystal device according to the present invention, the liquid system is volatile, and in the spacer disposing step, the liquid material applied to the liquid crystal non-coating region is volatilized, and the liquid crystal is allowed to be formed. It flows into the aforementioned liquid crystal non-coating region. According to this configuration, the liquid crystal can flow into the spacer arrangement region while evaporating the liquid material, and the spacer particles can be more reliably prevented from moving to the outside of the spacer arrangement region. [Embodiment] Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. In each of the drawings used in the following description 135861.doc 200949391, the scale of each member is changed to make each member recognizable. <First embodiment> (Liquid crystal device) Fig. 1 (4) shows the present embodiment. A plan view of a liquid crystal device, which is a cross-sectional view taken along line HH of Fig. 1(a). Fig. 2 is a view showing an equivalent circuit of a liquid crystal device. 3 is a plan view of a pixel region of the pixel region. It is a cross-sectional view of the liquid crystal device along the line A_A of FIG.
本實施型態之液晶裝置100係主動矩陣方式之穿透型液 晶裝置’而以輸出R(紅）、G(綠）、B(藍）之各色光之3個副 晝素構成1個晝素之液晶裝m ’將構成顯示之最小 單位之顯示區域稱為「副畫素區域」，將3個副晝素所形成 之顯示區域稱為「畫素區域」。 液晶裝置100如圖1 (a)及圖1 (b)所示，係包含元件基板 10、對向配置於元件基板10之對向基板2〇、及被元件基板 10及對向基板20所夾持之液晶層50。又，液晶裝置1〇〇係 經由密封材料52貼合元件基板10與對向基板2〇 ’將液晶層 50封閉在被密封材料52所劃分之區域内。沿著密封材料52 之内周形成周邊間壁53，在周邊間壁53所包圍之平面視上 (由對向基板20側看元件基板1〇之狀態）呈現矩形狀之區域 為圖像顯示區域l〇a。又，液晶裝置1〇〇包含設於密封材料 52之外侧區域之資料線驅動電路ι〇1及掃描線驅動電路 104、與資料線驅動電路1〇1及掃描線驅動電路1〇4導通之 連接端子102、及連接掃描線驅動電路1 〇4彼此之布線 135861.doc 200949391 105。 在液明裝置100之圖像顯示區域1〇a,如圖2所示，複數 副畫素區域在平面視上排列成矩陣狀。對應於各副畫素區 域°又有畫素電極9、及開關控制畫素電極9之TFT(Thin FUm Transistor;薄媒電晶體)3〇。χ，在圖像顯示區域 l〇a，複數資料線6a與掃描線3&延伸形成格子狀。 在TFT30之源極連接資料線6a，在間極連接掃描線^。 TFT30之沒極連接於畫素電極9。資料線喊接於資料線驅 動電路101，將由資料線驅動電路1〇1供應之圖像信號S1、 〇 S2…、Sn供應至各副畫素區域。掃描線3a連接於掃描線 驅動電路104，將由掃描線驅動電路1〇4供應之掃描信號 Gl、G2、…、（Jm供應至各副畫素區域。 由資料線驅動電路1〇1供應至資料線6a之圖像信號sl〜Sn 既可依序以行順序供應，也可對互相鄰接之複數資料線以 彼此依照各群予以供應。掃描線驅動電路〗〇4係對掃描線 3a ’在特定時點以脈衝方式行順序供應掃描信號。 液aa政置100係構成為藉由掃描信號G1〜Gm之輸入僅在 ❹ 一定期間使開關元件之TFT30成為通電狀態而在特定時點 將由資料線6a供應之圖像信號si〜Sn寫入畫素電極9。而， 經由畫素電極9寫入液晶之特定位準之圖像信號si〜sn係在 畫素電極9與經由液晶層5〇而對向配置之後述之共通電極 之間被保持一定期間。 在此’為了防止所保持之圖像信號S1〜Sn之洩漏，和形 成於畫素電極9與共通電極之間之液晶電容並聯地連接有 135861.doc • 10. 200949391 蓄積電容17。蓄積電容17係設於TFT30之汲極與電容線31) 之間。 其次’參照圖3及圖4說明有關液晶装置1〇〇之詳細之構 成。在圖3中’將在平面視上大致呈矩形狀之副畫素區域 之短軸方向及畫素電極9之短軸方向、掃描線3&及電容線 3b之延伸方向規定為χ轴方向，將副畫素區域之長軸方 向、畫素電極9之長軸方向、以及資料線6a之延伸方向規 定為Y轴方向。 液晶裝置100如圖4所示，係包含有夾持液晶層50而對向 之元件基板10及對向基板20、配置於元件基板1〇之外側 (與液晶層50相反側）之相位差板33及偏光板36、配置於對 向基板20之外側（與液晶層50相反侧）之相位差板34及偏光 板37、及設於偏光板36之外側而由元件基板1〇之外面側照 射照明光之照明裝置60所構成。 如圖3所示’在各副畫素區域形成在平面視上呈矩形狀 之晝素電極9。在晝素電極9之邊端中，沿著長邊之緣延伸 有資料線6a，沿著短邊之緣延伸有掃描線3a。在掃描線3a 之畫素電極9側，形成有與掃描線3a平行地延伸之電容線 3b。在此，如圖1(b)所示，在對向基板2〇，以在平面視上 將畫素電極9之形成區域倒角之方式形成有遮光膜（黑矩 陣）23。遮光膜23係向X轴方向及γ軸方向延伸而形成格子 狀。 在掃描線3a上，形成開關元件之TFT3〇。TFT3〇係包含 島狀之非晶石夕膜構成之半導體層35、配置成與半導體層35 13586】 .doc 11 200949391 在平面上局部重疊之源極電極61)及汲極電極32。掃描線3a 係在與半導體層35在平面上重疊之位置執行作為TFT30之 閘極電極之功能。 源極電極6b係在與半導體層35相反側之端部連接於資料 線6a。沒極電極32係在與半導體層35相反側之端部構成電 容電極31。電容電極31係配置於電容線3b之平面區域内， 在該位置形成以電容電極31與電容線3b為電極之蓄積電容 17。經由形成於電容電極31之平面區域内之畫素接觸孔14 電性連接畫素電極9與電容電極31，而使TFT30之沒極與書 素電極9導通。 在本實施型態中’以二點鏈線顯示於各副畫素區域之角 之矩形狀之區域為配置後述之間隔件之間隔件配置區域 SA。間隔件配置區域sA係包含於被資料線6a、掃描線 3a、電容線3b、或遮光膜23等遮光之遮光區域内。 如圖4所示’元件基板1〇係包含例如以玻璃或石英、塑 膠等透光性材料所構成之基板本體11作為基體。在基板本 體11之内側（液晶層50側），形成有掃描線3a及電容線3匕、 覆盖知描線3 a及電谷線3 b之閘極絕緣膜12、經由閘極絕緣 膜12而與知描線3a對向之半導體層35、與半導體層35連接 之源極電極6b(資料線6a)、沒極電極32、及與没極電極32 連接且經由閘極絕緣膜12而與電容線3b對向之電容電極 31。即，TFT30與連接於此之蓄積電容17係形成在基板本 體11上。 形成有覆蓋TFT30而使TFT30等引起之基板上之凹凸平 135861.doc •12- 200949391 坦化之平坦化膜13。形成有貫通平坦化膜13而到達電容電 極31之畫素接觸孔14，經由畫素接觸孔14電性連接形成於 平坦化膜13上之畫素電極9與電容電極31。覆蓋畫素電極9 而形成有定向膜18。定向膜18例如係由聚醯亞胺所構成， 在表面施行摩擦處理。 對向基板20係包含例如以玻璃或石英、塑膠等透光性材 料所構成之基板本體2!作為基體。在基板本體21之内側 (液晶層50側），積層有對應於各副晝素區域之色種之色材 層構成之彩色濾光片22、共通電極25、及定向膜29。 共通電極25係由ΙΤΟ等透明導電材料所構成，呈現覆蓋 複數副畫素區域之平面形狀。也可在共通電極25與彩色濾 光片22之間，形成使彩色濾光片22上之凹凸平坦化用之平 坦化膜。定向膜29例如係由聚醯亞胺所構成，係覆蓋著共 通電極25而形成。定向膜29係在表面施行摩擦處理。 偏光板36、37係以該等穿透軸互相大致正交之方式配 置。設於偏光板36之内面側之相位差板33及設於偏光板37 之内面側之相位差板34係對穿透光賦予大致1/4波長之相 位差之λ/4相位差板，也可為積層人/4相位差板與；J2相位差 板之板。 在本實施型態之液晶裝置100中，如圖3及圖4所示，在 元件基板10與對向基板20之間之間隔件配置區域sa，配置 有規定元件基板10與對向基板20之間隔之複數粒子狀之間 隔件41。間隔件41例如係以樹脂材料所構成，呈現其徑與 元件基板10與對向基板20之間隔同等之球狀。 135861.doc -13- 200949391 (液晶裝置之製造方法） 其次’利用圖5(a)至圖5(c)、圖6、圖7說明有關本實施 型態之液晶裝置1 〇〇之製造方法。以下，以間隔件配置步 驟、液晶塗佈步驟及基板接合步驟為中心加以說明，其他 步驟之說明則予以適宜省略。又，有關此等以外之步驟， 可採用習知之步驟。 - 如圖5(a)所示’首先’準備形成tFt3〇及畫素電極9、定 - 向膜18之元件基板1〇。接著，在元件基板1〇上之特定位置 配置液滴噴出裝置之液滴喷出頭150，由液滴噴出頭150將 ❹ 液滴140噴出至間隔件配置區域。藉此，如圖5(b)所 不’將液滴140配置於間隔件配置區域sa内。液滴14〇係由 液滴噴出頭150將分散媒14ι中分散有間隔件41之液狀體少 量喷出。作為分散媒141，可使用水及具有揮發性之醇類 等液體。 其··人，使配置於元件基板丨〇上之液滴丨4〇自然乾燥及真 i乾燥或加熱乾燥而除去液滴14〇中之分散媒141。此時， 散媒141會由與環境氣體接觸之表面蒸發故在液滴mo 〇 乾燥之過程中，分散於液滴14〇中之間隔件41會匯聚於} 處0 丄而，在完全除去分散媒141後，如圖5(c)所示，間隔件“ 就會被配置於兀件基板1〇上之間隔件配置區域sa(間隔件 配置步驟）。 八 預先在元件基板10上之圖像顯示區域10a之周圍 塗佈密封材料52’而將液晶作為液滴予以喷出而塗佈於圖 135861.doc 14 200949391 像顯示區域l〇a。此時，如圖6所示，以圍繞配置有間隔件 41之間隔件配置區域Sa之方式塗佈液晶LC，形成未塗佈 有液晶LC之液晶非塗佈區域NA(液晶塗佈步驟）。在此， 於噴出液晶LC之液滴之際，將液滴無間隙且均等地配置於 間隔件配置區域S A之周圍，而例如將液晶非塗佈區域 NA，在平面視上形成圓形狀。 藉此’間隔件配置區域SA呈現被包含於未塗佈有液晶 LC之液晶非塗佈區域να内之狀態，在元件基板1〇上，將 © 液晶LC作為液滴予以噴出而塗佈之際，可防止液滴接觸於 間隔件41，並可防止間隔件4 1向間隔件配置區域SA之外部 移動。The liquid crystal device 100 of the present embodiment is an active matrix type transmissive liquid crystal device', and outputs three elements of each of R (red), G (green), and B (blue) light. The liquid crystal package m' is referred to as a "sub-pixel area", and a display area formed by three sub-tennis is referred to as a "pixel area". As shown in FIGS. 1(a) and 1(b), the liquid crystal device 100 includes the element substrate 10, the counter substrate 2 disposed opposite to the element substrate 10, and the element substrate 10 and the counter substrate 20 Holding the liquid crystal layer 50. Further, the liquid crystal device 1 is bonded to the element substrate 10 and the counter substrate 2'' via the sealing material 52, and the liquid crystal layer 50 is enclosed in a region partitioned by the sealing material 52. A peripheral partition wall 53 is formed along the inner circumference of the sealing material 52, and a rectangular region is formed as an image display region in a plan view surrounded by the peripheral partition wall 53 (a state in which the element substrate 1 is viewed from the counter substrate 20 side). L〇a. Further, the liquid crystal device 1A includes a data line driving circuit ι〇1 and a scanning line driving circuit 104 provided in an outer region of the sealing material 52, and a connection between the data line driving circuit 1〇1 and the scanning line driving circuit 1〇4. The terminal 102 and the wiring 144861.doc 200949391 105 are connected to the scanning line driving circuit 1 〇4. In the image display area 1a of the liquid crystal device 100, as shown in Fig. 2, the plurality of sub-pixel areas are arranged in a matrix in a plan view. Corresponding to each sub-pixel area, there is a pixel electrode 9, and a TFT (Thin FUm Transistor) of the switch-controlled pixel electrode 3. χ, in the image display area l〇a, the complex data line 6a and the scanning line 3& are extended to form a lattice shape. The data line 6a is connected to the source of the TFT 30, and the scanning line is connected to the ground. The pole of the TFT 30 is connected to the pixel electrode 9. The data line is connected to the data line driving circuit 101, and the image signals S1, 〇 S2, ..., Sn supplied from the data line driving circuit 101 are supplied to the respective sub-pixel areas. The scanning line 3a is connected to the scanning line driving circuit 104, and the scanning signals G1, G2, ..., (Jm supplied from the scanning line driving circuit 1A4 are supplied to the respective sub-pixel areas. The data line driving circuit 1〇1 is supplied to the data. The image signals sl~Sn of the line 6a may be sequentially supplied in a row order, or may be supplied to each other in accordance with each other in a plurality of data lines adjacent to each other. The scanning line driving circuit 〇4 is specific to the scanning line 3a' The scanning signal is supplied in a pulsed manner in a time series. The liquid aa political device 100 is configured such that the TFT 30 of the switching element is energized only for a certain period of time by the input of the scanning signals G1 to Gm, and is supplied from the data line 6a at a specific timing. The image signals si to Sn are written in the pixel electrode 9. The image signals si to sn which are written at a specific level of the liquid crystal via the pixel electrode 9 are opposite to each other via the liquid crystal layer 5 The common electrodes described later are arranged for a certain period of time. Here, in order to prevent the leakage of the held image signals S1 to Sn, the liquid crystal capacitor formed between the pixel electrode 9 and the common electrode is connected in parallel with 135861. .doc • 10.200949391 Accumulator capacitor 17. Accumulator capacitor 17 is provided between the drain of TFT30 and capacitor line 31). Next, the detailed configuration of the liquid crystal device 1 will be described with reference to Figs. 3 and 4 . In FIG. 3, 'the short-axis direction of the sub-pixel region which is substantially rectangular in plan view and the short-axis direction of the pixel electrode 9, the direction in which the scanning line 3& and the capacitance line 3b extend are defined as the x-axis direction, The long-axis direction of the sub-pixel region, the long-axis direction of the pixel electrode 9, and the extending direction of the data line 6a are defined as the Y-axis direction. As shown in FIG. 4, the liquid crystal device 100 includes a phase difference plate which is disposed on the element substrate 10 and the counter substrate 20 which are opposed to each other on the element substrate 1 (opposite to the liquid crystal layer 50). 33 and the polarizing plate 36, the phase difference plate 34 and the polarizing plate 37 disposed on the outer side of the counter substrate 20 (opposite to the liquid crystal layer 50), and the outer side of the polarizing plate 36, and are irradiated from the outer surface side of the element substrate 1 The illumination light illuminating device 60 is constructed. As shown in Fig. 3, a pixel electrode 9 having a rectangular shape in plan view is formed in each sub-pixel region. In the side end of the halogen electrode 9, a data line 6a is extended along the edge of the long side, and a scanning line 3a is extended along the edge of the short side. On the side of the pixel electrode 9 of the scanning line 3a, a capacitance line 3b extending in parallel with the scanning line 3a is formed. Here, as shown in Fig. 1(b), a light shielding film (black matrix) 23 is formed on the counter substrate 2 so as to chamfer the formation region of the pixel electrode 9 in plan view. The light shielding film 23 extends in the X-axis direction and the γ-axis direction to form a lattice shape. On the scanning line 3a, a TFT 3A of a switching element is formed. The TFT3 lanthanum includes a semiconductor layer 35 composed of an island-shaped amorphous stone film, a source electrode 61 which is disposed so as to partially overlap with the semiconductor layer 35 13586], and a drain electrode 32. The scanning line 3a functions as a gate electrode of the TFT 30 at a position overlapping the semiconductor layer 35 on the plane. The source electrode 6b is connected to the data line 6a at the end opposite to the semiconductor layer 35. The electrode electrode 32 constitutes the capacitor electrode 31 at the end opposite to the semiconductor layer 35. The capacitor electrode 31 is disposed in a planar region of the capacitor line 3b, and an accumulation capacitor 17 having the capacitor electrode 31 and the capacitor line 3b as electrodes is formed at this position. The pixel electrode 9 and the capacitor electrode 31 are electrically connected via the pixel contact hole 14 formed in the planar region of the capacitor electrode 31, and the gate electrode of the TFT 30 is electrically connected to the pixel electrode 9. In the present embodiment, the rectangular region shown by the two-dot chain line at the corner of each sub-pixel region is a spacer arrangement region SA in which a spacer to be described later is disposed. The spacer arrangement area sA is included in the light-shielding area shielded by the data line 6a, the scanning line 3a, the capacitance line 3b, or the light shielding film 23. As shown in Fig. 4, the element substrate 1 includes, for example, a substrate body 11 made of a light transmissive material such as glass, quartz or plastic. On the inner side of the substrate body 11 (on the liquid crystal layer 50 side), a scanning line 3a and a capacitor line 3A, a gate insulating film 12 covering the visible line 3a and the valley line 3b, and a gate insulating film 12 are formed. The semiconductor layer 35 opposite to the visible line 3a, the source electrode 6b (data line 6a) connected to the semiconductor layer 35, the electrodeless electrode 32, and the electrodeless electrode 32 are connected to the capacitor line 3b via the gate insulating film 12 The capacitor electrode 31 is opposed to it. That is, the TFT 30 and the storage capacitor 17 connected thereto are formed on the substrate body 11. A flattening film 13 which is formed by covering the TFT 30 and causing the unevenness on the substrate caused by the TFT 30 or the like is flattened 135861.doc • 12-200949391. The pixel contact hole 14 that penetrates the planarizing film 13 and reaches the capacitor electrode 31 is formed, and the pixel electrode 9 and the capacitor electrode 31 formed on the planarizing film 13 are electrically connected via the pixel contact hole 14. The orientation film 18 is formed by covering the pixel electrode 9. The orientation film 18 is made of, for example, polyimide, and is subjected to a rubbing treatment on the surface. The counter substrate 20 includes, for example, a substrate main body 2 made of a light transmissive material such as glass, quartz or plastic. On the inner side of the substrate main body 21 (on the liquid crystal layer 50 side), a color filter 22, a common electrode 25, and an alignment film 29 which are formed of a color material layer corresponding to the color of each of the sub-tenon regions are laminated. The common electrode 25 is made of a transparent conductive material such as ruthenium, and has a planar shape covering a plurality of sub-pixel regions. A flattening film for flattening the unevenness on the color filter 22 may be formed between the common electrode 25 and the color filter 22. The alignment film 29 is made of, for example, polyimide and is formed by covering the common electrode 25. The orientation film 29 is subjected to a rubbing treatment on the surface. The polarizing plates 36, 37 are arranged such that the transmission axes are substantially orthogonal to each other. The phase difference plate 33 provided on the inner surface side of the polarizing plate 36 and the phase difference plate 34 provided on the inner surface side of the polarizing plate 37 are λ/4 phase difference plates which impart a phase difference of approximately 1/4 wavelength to the transmitted light. It can be a laminated human/4 phase difference plate and a J2 phase difference plate. In the liquid crystal device 100 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the predetermined element substrate 10 and the counter substrate 20 are disposed in the spacer arrangement region sa between the element substrate 10 and the counter substrate 20. A plurality of spaced spacers 41 are spaced apart. The spacer 41 is made of, for example, a resin material, and has a spherical shape equal to the distance between the element substrate 10 and the counter substrate 20. 135861.doc -13- 200949391 (Manufacturing method of liquid crystal device) Next, a manufacturing method of the liquid crystal device 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to Figs. 5(a) to 5(c), Figs. 6, and 7. Hereinafter, the spacer arrangement step, the liquid crystal coating step, and the substrate bonding step will be mainly described, and the description of the other steps will be appropriately omitted. Also, with regard to steps other than these, conventional steps can be employed. - As shown in Fig. 5 (a), the element substrate 1 t of the tFt3 〇 and the pixel electrode 9 and the alignment film 18 is prepared. Next, the droplet discharge head 150 of the droplet discharge device is placed at a specific position on the element substrate 1A, and the droplet discharge head 150 ejects the droplets 140 to the spacer arrangement region. Thereby, the liquid droplet 140 is disposed in the spacer arrangement region sa as shown in Fig. 5(b). The droplets 14 are ejected by the droplet discharge head 150 to a small amount of the liquid material in which the spacer 41 is dispersed in the dispersion medium 14i. As the dispersion medium 141, a liquid such as water or a volatile alcohol can be used. The liquid droplets placed on the element substrate are naturally dried, dried, or dried to remove the dispersion medium 141 in the droplets 14〇. At this time, the dispersing medium 141 will evaporate from the surface in contact with the ambient gas, so that during the drying of the droplet mo 〇, the spacer 41 dispersed in the droplet 14 汇 will converge at the position 0, and the dispersion is completely removed. After the medium 141, as shown in Fig. 5(c), the spacer "is placed on the spacer arrangement area sa on the element substrate 1" (spacer arrangement step). Eight images previously on the element substrate 10. The sealing material 52' is applied around the display region 10a, and the liquid crystal is ejected as a droplet to be applied to the image display region 10a. Fig. 135861.doc 14 200949391. The liquid crystal LC is applied to the spacer arrangement region Sa of the spacer 41 to form a liquid crystal non-coating region NA (liquid crystal coating step) to which the liquid crystal LC is not applied. Here, when the liquid droplets of the liquid crystal LC are ejected, The liquid droplets are disposed uniformly around the spacer arrangement area SA without gaps, and for example, the liquid crystal non-coating area NA is formed into a circular shape in plan view. Thus, the spacer arrangement area SA is included in the uncoated area. The state in the liquid crystal non-coated region να of the liquid crystal LC When the liquid crystal LC is sprayed as a droplet on the element substrate 1A, the liquid droplets are prevented from coming into contact with the spacer 41, and the spacers 4 1 can be prevented from moving outside the spacer arrangement area SA.
其次’如圖7(a)所示，使對向基板20與元件基板1〇對向 而予以配置。接著，如圖7(b)所示，經由密封材料52貼合 元件基板10與對向基板20(基板接合步驟）。此時，液晶LC 會因接合時之壓力而在元件基板10與對向基板2〇之間流 動。 參 在此’在本實施型態中，如上所述，以圍繞間隔件配置 區域SA之方式塗佈液晶LC而形成液晶非塗佈區域να時， 在液晶LC流動之際，如圖7(b)之箭號a所示，會由液晶非 塗佈區域NA之周圍向内側流入，再由間隔件配置區域SA 之周圍向内侧流入。因此，配置於間隔件配置區域SA之間 隔件41即使有因液晶LC之流動而由間隔件配置區域s a之 周圍向内側之方向移動，也可防止由間隔件配置區域SA之 内側向外側之移動。 135861.doc •15- 200949391 又’將液晶LC之液滴均等地配置於間隔件配置區域s a 之周圍時，可使液晶LC由間隔件配置區域s a之周圍向中 心部C均等地流入，使間隔件41集中於間隔件配置區域s a 之中心部C ’故可更確實地防止間隔件4丨向間隔件配置區 域SA之外側之移動。 又，將液晶LC塗佈於配置有間隔件41之元件基板1 〇 時’可一併地在元件基板1 〇施行間隔件4丨之配置與液晶LC 之塗佈’並可簡化製造裝置。又，在將對向基板2〇接合於 元件基板10之際’只要將對向基板2〇定位於元件基板1〇， 即不必施行配置於元件基板丨〇上之間隔件4丨與對向基板20 之精密的定位’故可使對向基板2〇之定位容易而簡化製造 步驟。 如以上所說明，依據本實施型態之液晶裝置100之製造 方法’可防止間隔件41因液晶LC之流動而由間隔件配置區 域SA移動。因此，在液晶裝置100中，可防止肇因於間隔 件41之移動之顯示不良，並使胞隙均一而可提高液晶裝置 100之顯示品質。 <第二實施型態> 其次’就本發明之第二實施型態，援用圖1〜圖6，並利 用圖8(a)〜圖8(c)予以說明。本實施型態之液晶裝置100之 製造方法係在間隔件配置步驟中，將間隔件41配置於對向 基板20之點上異於上述第一實施型態所說明之製造方法。 其他之點與第一實施型態相同，故在同一部分附上同一符 號而省略其說明。 135861.doc 16 200949391 首先，準備對向基板20，以取代圖5(a)所示之元件基板 i0。接著，在由配置於對向基板20上之特定位置之液滴喷 出頭150 ’向對向基板20上之間隔件配置區域sa喷出液滴 140。 此時，在分散有間隔件41之分散媒中使用添加有使 間隔件41接著於對向基板2〇用之接著劑之分散媒。 而’與圖5(b)所示之第一實施型態同樣地，將液滴14〇 配置於對向基板20之間隔件配置區域SA内，除去分散媒 141。 分散媒141完全除去時，如圖5(c)所示，間隔件41就 © 會被配置於對向基板20上之間隔件配置區域SA(間隔件配 置步驟）。此時，間隔件41藉由添加於分散媒之接著劑而 被固著於對向基板20上。 與此間隔件配置步驟並行地，在對應於元件基板丨〇上之 圖像顯示區域l〇a之區域，將液晶作為液滴予以喷出而塗 佈。此時，與圖6所示之第一實施型態同樣地，以圍繞配 置有間隔件41之間隔件配置區域sA之方式塗佈液晶LC， 形成未塗佈有液晶LC之液晶非塗佈區域NA(液晶塗佈步 胃 驟）。 其次’如圖8(a)所示’使對向基板20與元件基板1 〇對向 ·· 而予以配置。接著，如圖8(b)所示’經由密封材料52貼合 元件基板10與對向基板20(基板接合步驟）。此時，液晶LC 會因接合時之壓力而在元件基板10與對向基板20之間流 動。 在此，在本實施型態中’如上所述，在對向基板20之間 隔件配置區域SA配置間隔件41，以圍繞元件基板1〇之間隔 135861.doc -17- 200949391 件配置區域SA之方式塗佈液晶lC而形成液晶非塗佈區域 NA時，與第一實施型態同樣地，在液晶lC流動之際如 圖8(b)之箭號a所示，會由液晶非塗佈區域NA之周圍向内 侧流入，再由間隔件配置區域SA之周圍向内側流入。因 此，配置於間隔件配置區域SA之間隔件4丨即使有因液晶 LC之流動而由間隔件配置區域SAi周圍向内侧之方向移 動，也可防止由間隔件配置區域5八之内側向外側之方向移 動。藉此，如圖8(c)所示’將間隔件41配置於特定之間隔 件配置區域SA内。 〇 如以上所說明’依據本實施型態之液晶裝置1 〇〇之製造 方法，不僅可獲得與第一實施型態同樣之效果，且可並行 地同時施行間隔件配置步驟與液晶塗佈步驟。因此，可提 尚液晶裝置1〇〇之生產性。 <第三實施型態> 其次，就本發明之第三實施型態，援用圖丨〜圖6，並利 用圖9(a)〜圖9(C)予以說明。本實施型態之液晶裝置1〇〇之 製造方法係在元件基板丨〇上塗佈液晶LC後配置間隔件4 1之❹ 點上異於上述第一實施型態所說明之製造方法。其他之點 與第一實施型態相同，故在同一部分附上同一符號而省略 其說明。 ·· 首先，如圖9(a)所示’與第一實施型態同樣地，預先在 、 το件基板10上之圖像顯示區域1〇a之周圍塗佈密封材料 52，在圖像顯示區域1〇a將液晶作為液滴予以喷出而塗 佈。此時，如圖6所示，以圍繞元件基板1〇上之間隔件配 135861.doc -18- 200949391 置區域SA之方式塗佈液晶LC ’形成未塗佈有液晶lc之液 晶非塗佈區域NA(液晶塗佈步驟）。 其次，與第一實施型態同樣地，由液滴喷出頭15 〇向間 隔件配置區域SA喷出液滴140而將液滴140配置於間隔件配 置區域SA内。而，在本實施型態中，使液滴14〇真空乾燥 或加熱乾燥而除去液滴140中之分散媒141，同時將對向基 板20接合於元件基板1〇。藉此，在液滴ι4〇乾燥之過程 中，分散於液滴140中之間隔件41如箭號b所示，會匯聚於 〇 1處，並如箭號a所示’由液晶非塗佈區域NA之周圍向内 側流入’再由間隔件配置區域SA之周圍向内側流入。 而’在完全除去分散媒141後，如圖9(c)所示，間隔件41 就會被配置於元件基板10上之間隔件配置區域SA，接合元 件基板10與對向基板20(間隔件配置步驟、基板接合步 驟）。 因此’依據本實施型態之液晶裝置1〇〇之製造方法，不 僅可獲仔與第一實施型態同樣之效果，且可一併地施行間 隔件配置步驟與基板接合步驟，可提高液晶裝置1〇〇之生 產性。 又’如上所述’使喷出至液晶非塗佈區域ΝΑ之液滴140 乾燥而使分散媒141蒸發’且使液晶LC流入液晶非塗佈區 域ΝΑ時，隨著分散媒141之蒸發，液晶lc會流入間隔件配 置區域SA。因此，可更確實地防止間隔件41向間隔件配置 區域SA之外側移動。 又’作為分散媒141 ’使用液晶LC之情形，無必要使分 135861.doc -19· 200949391 散媒141乾燥而予以除去。因此，可省略使分散媒14丨乾燥 而予以除去之步驟，簡化液晶裝置100之製造步驟而提高 液晶裝置100之生產性。 又’本發明並不限定於上述之實施型態，在不脫離本發 明之趣旨之範圍内’可作種種之變形而予以實施。例如， 在上述第一、第三實施型態中，雖在元件基板上配置間隔 件而塗佈液晶，但也可取代元件基板而在對向基板上配置 間隔件而塗佈液晶。又，在第二實施型態中，也可在元件 基板配置間隔件，在對向基板塗佈液晶。 又，間隔件配置區域與液晶非塗佈區域一致之情形，可 藉由圍繞間隔件配置區域之液晶，防止塗佈在間隔件配置 區域之液狀體由間隔件配置區域向外側移動。因此，可防 止間隔件粒子由間隔件配置區域之内側向外側移動。 又，也可在分散有間隔件之分散媒中添加防止間隔件凝 聚用之分散劑。 又’作為包含液滴喷出頭之液滴噴出裝置，只要是可向 〇 t定位置喷出配置分散有間隔件之液狀體之液滴喷出裝 置，並不受特別限定。 【圖式簡單說明】 圖圖本發明之第—實施型態之液晶裝置之全體構成 a ’（b)為沿著⑷之H_Hf線之剖面圖。 圖2係本發明之第— 圖。 實施尘L之液晶裝置之等效電路Next, as shown in Fig. 7(a), the counter substrate 20 is placed opposite to the element substrate 1A. Next, as shown in Fig. 7(b), the element substrate 10 and the counter substrate 20 are bonded via the sealing material 52 (substrate bonding step). At this time, the liquid crystal LC flows between the element substrate 10 and the counter substrate 2A due to the pressure at the time of bonding. Here, in the present embodiment, as described above, when the liquid crystal LC is applied so as to surround the spacer arrangement region SA to form the liquid crystal non-coating region να, when the liquid crystal LC flows, as shown in FIG. 7(b) As indicated by the arrow a, the inside of the liquid crystal non-coating area NA flows inward, and flows inward from the periphery of the spacer arrangement area SA. Therefore, even if the spacer 41 disposed in the spacer arrangement area SA moves in the direction from the periphery of the spacer arrangement area sa by the flow of the liquid crystal LC, the movement from the inside to the outside of the spacer arrangement area SA can be prevented. . 135861.doc •15- 200949391 When the liquid crystal LC droplets are uniformly placed around the spacer arrangement area sa, the liquid crystal LC can be uniformly flown from the periphery of the spacer arrangement area sa to the center portion C, and the interval can be made. The member 41 is concentrated on the center portion C' of the spacer arrangement area sa, so that the movement of the spacer 4 to the outer side of the spacer arrangement area SA can be more surely prevented. Further, when the liquid crystal LC is applied to the element substrate 1 on which the spacer 41 is disposed, the arrangement of the spacers 4 and the liquid crystal LC can be performed collectively on the element substrate 1 and the manufacturing apparatus can be simplified. Further, when the counter substrate 2 is bonded to the element substrate 10, the spacers 4 and the counter substrate disposed on the element substrate are not necessarily disposed as long as the counter substrate 2 is positioned on the element substrate 1 The precise positioning of 20' makes it easy to position the opposite substrate 2 and simplify the manufacturing steps. As described above, the manufacturing method of the liquid crystal device 100 according to the present embodiment can prevent the spacer 41 from being moved by the spacer arrangement area SA due to the flow of the liquid crystal LC. Therefore, in the liquid crystal device 100, the display failure of the movement of the spacer 41 can be prevented, and the cell gap can be made uniform, and the display quality of the liquid crystal device 100 can be improved. <Second Embodiment> Next, the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figs. 1 to 6 and Figs. 8(a) to 8(c). The manufacturing method of the liquid crystal device 100 of the present embodiment is a manufacturing method in which the spacer 41 is disposed on the opposite substrate 20 in a spacer arrangement step, which is different from the first embodiment described above. The other points are the same as in the first embodiment, and the same reference numerals are attached to the same portions, and the description thereof is omitted. 135861.doc 16 200949391 First, the counter substrate 20 is prepared in place of the element substrate i0 shown in Fig. 5(a). Then, the droplets 140 are ejected onto the spacer arranging region sa on the counter substrate 20 by the droplet ejecting head 150' disposed at a specific position on the counter substrate 20. At this time, a dispersion medium to which an adhesive for adhering the spacer 41 to the counter substrate 2 is added to the dispersion medium in which the spacer 41 is dispersed is used. In the same manner as the first embodiment shown in Fig. 5 (b), the droplets 14 are placed in the spacer arrangement area SA of the counter substrate 20, and the dispersion medium 141 is removed. When the dispersion medium 141 is completely removed, as shown in Fig. 5(c), the spacer 41 is placed on the spacer arrangement area SA on the counter substrate 20 (the spacer arrangement step). At this time, the spacer 41 is fixed to the counter substrate 20 by an adhesive added to the dispersion medium. In parallel with this spacer arrangement step, liquid crystal is ejected as a droplet and applied in a region corresponding to the image display region 10a on the element substrate. At this time, similarly to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the liquid crystal LC is applied so as to surround the spacer arranging region sA in which the spacer 41 is disposed, thereby forming a liquid crystal non-coating region to which the liquid crystal LC is not applied. NA (liquid crystal coating step). Next, as shown in Fig. 8(a), the counter substrate 20 and the element substrate 1 are opposed to each other. Next, as shown in Fig. 8(b), the element substrate 10 and the counter substrate 20 are bonded via the sealing material 52 (substrate bonding step). At this time, the liquid crystal LC flows between the element substrate 10 and the counter substrate 20 due to the pressure at the time of bonding. Here, in the present embodiment, as described above, the spacer 41 is disposed in the spacer arrangement area SA of the counter substrate 20 so as to surround the element substrate 1 135861.doc -17- 200949391 piece arrangement area SA When the liquid crystal 1C is applied to form the liquid crystal non-coating region NA, as in the first embodiment, when the liquid crystal 1C flows, as shown by the arrow a of FIG. 8(b), the liquid crystal non-coating region is formed. The periphery of NA flows inward, and flows inward from the periphery of the spacer arrangement area SA. Therefore, even if the spacer 4 disposed in the spacer arrangement area SA is moved inward by the periphery of the spacer arrangement area SAi due to the flow of the liquid crystal LC, the inner side of the spacer arrangement area 5 can be prevented from being outward. Move in direction. Thereby, the spacer 41 is disposed in the specific spacer arrangement area SA as shown in Fig. 8(c). As described above, according to the manufacturing method of the liquid crystal device 1 of the present embodiment, not only the same effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained, but also the spacer disposing step and the liquid crystal applying step can be simultaneously performed in parallel. Therefore, the productivity of the liquid crystal device can be improved. <Third Embodiment> Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figs. 9(a) to 9(C). The manufacturing method of the liquid crystal device 1 of the present embodiment is different from the manufacturing method described in the first embodiment described above in that the spacers 4 1 are disposed after the liquid crystal LC is applied onto the element substrate. The other points are the same as in the first embodiment, and the same reference numerals will be given to the same portions, and the description thereof will be omitted. First, as shown in Fig. 9(a), in the same manner as in the first embodiment, the sealing material 52 is applied around the image display area 1A on the substrate 10 in advance, and is displayed on the image. In the region 1a, the liquid crystal is sprayed as a droplet and applied. At this time, as shown in FIG. 6, the liquid crystal LC' is applied so as to surround the spacer on the element substrate 1 with a spacer 135861.doc -18-200949391 to form a liquid crystal uncoated region not coated with the liquid crystal lc. NA (liquid crystal coating step). Then, in the same manner as in the first embodiment, the droplet discharge head 15 is ejected to the spacer arrangement area SA to discharge the droplets 140, and the droplets 140 are placed in the spacer arrangement area SA. In the present embodiment, the droplets 14 are vacuum dried or dried by heating to remove the dispersion medium 141 in the droplets 140, and the opposing substrate 20 is bonded to the element substrate 1A. Thereby, during the drying of the liquid droplet ι4〇, the spacer 41 dispersed in the liquid droplet 140 is concentrated at the crucible 1 as indicated by the arrow b, and is not coated by the liquid crystal as indicated by the arrow a The periphery of the region NA flows inwardly and flows inward from the periphery of the spacer arrangement region SA. And, after the dispersion medium 141 is completely removed, as shown in FIG. 9(c), the spacer 41 is disposed on the spacer arrangement area SA on the element substrate 10, and the bonding element substrate 10 and the opposite substrate 20 (spacer) Configuration step, substrate bonding step). Therefore, according to the manufacturing method of the liquid crystal device 1 of the present embodiment, not only the same effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained, but also the spacer arrangement step and the substrate bonding step can be performed together, and the liquid crystal device can be improved. 1〇〇 Productivity. Further, as described above, when the droplets 140 ejected to the non-coating region of the liquid crystal are dried to evaporate the dispersing medium 141 and the liquid crystal LC flows into the non-coating region of the liquid crystal, the liquid crystal evaporates with the dispersing medium 141. Lc will flow into the spacer configuration area SA. Therefore, it is possible to more reliably prevent the spacer 41 from moving to the outside of the spacer arranging area SA. Further, when the liquid crystal LC is used as the dispersion medium 141, it is not necessary to dry the 141861.doc -19·200949391 dispersion 141 and remove it. Therefore, the step of removing the dispersion medium 14 by drying can be omitted, and the manufacturing steps of the liquid crystal device 100 can be simplified to improve the productivity of the liquid crystal device 100. The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. For example, in the first and third embodiments described above, liquid crystal is applied by disposing a spacer on the element substrate, but a spacer may be disposed on the counter substrate instead of the element substrate to apply liquid crystal. Further, in the second embodiment, a spacer may be disposed on the element substrate, and liquid crystal may be applied to the counter substrate. Further, in the case where the spacer arrangement region coincides with the liquid crystal non-coating region, the liquid material applied to the spacer arrangement region can be prevented from moving outward from the spacer arrangement region by the liquid crystal surrounding the spacer arrangement region. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the spacer particles from being moved outward from the inside of the spacer arrangement region. Further, a dispersing agent for preventing aggregation of the separator may be added to the dispersion medium in which the separator is dispersed. Further, the liquid droplet ejecting apparatus including the liquid droplet ejecting head is not particularly limited as long as it is a liquid ejecting apparatus capable of ejecting a liquid material in which a spacer is disposed at a predetermined position. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The overall configuration of a liquid crystal device according to a first embodiment of the present invention is a cross-sectional view taken along line H_Hf of (4). Figure 2 is a first view of the present invention. Equivalent circuit of liquid crystal device implementing dust L
3係本發明之第— 實施型態之液晶裝 置之畫素區域之 135861.doc -20- 200949391 平面圖。 圖4係沿著圖3之A-A’線之剖面圖。 圖5⑷至⑷係說明本發明之第_實施型態之液晶裝置之 製造步驟之說明圖。 圖6係說明本發明之第一實施型態之液晶裝置之製造步 驟之平面圖。 圖7(a)至（c)係說明本發明之第一實施型態之液晶裝置之 製造步驟之說明圖。3 is a plan view of a pixel region of a liquid crystal device of the first embodiment of the present invention. 135861.doc -20- 200949391. Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A' of Figure 3. Fig. 5 (4) to (4) are explanatory views for explaining the manufacturing steps of the liquid crystal device of the first embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 6 is a plan view showing the manufacturing steps of the liquid crystal device of the first embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 7 (a) to (c) are explanatory views for explaining a manufacturing step of a liquid crystal device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
圖8(a)至（c)係說明本發明之第二實施型態之液晶裝置之 製造步驟之說明圖。 圖9(a)至（c)係說明本發明之第三實施变態之液晶裝置之 製造步驟之說明圖。 【主要元件符號說明】 10 元件基板（基板） 10a 圖像顯示區域 20 對向基板（基板） 41 間隔件（間隔件粒子） 50 液晶層（液晶） 52 密封材料 100 液晶裝置 140 液滴 141 分散媒（液狀體） LC 液晶 ΝΑ 液晶非塗佈區域 SA 間隔件配置區域 ❹ 135861.doc -21 -Fig. 8 (a) to (c) are explanatory views for explaining a manufacturing step of a liquid crystal device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 9 (a) to (c) are explanatory views for explaining a manufacturing step of a liquid crystal device according to a third embodiment of the present invention. [Description of main component symbols] 10 Element substrate (substrate) 10a Image display area 20 Counter substrate (substrate) 41 Spacer (spacer particles) 50 Liquid crystal layer (liquid crystal) 52 Sealing material 100 Liquid crystal device 140 Droplet 141 Dispersing medium (Liquid) LC Liquid crystal ΝΑ Liquid crystal non-coating area SA Spacer configuration area 135 135861.doc -21 -